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Kajan Johnson: Ryan Hall is the next step in MMA’s evolution, his approach is ‘so far out of the box’

Kajan Johnson says the sport of mixed martial arts needs more out of the box players like Ryan Hall.

Johnson, a former member of the UFC roster, helped prepare Hall for his fight with Darren Elkins at UFC Sacramento. More specfically, it was Johnson’s responsibility to mirror Elkins in training. Touching on how few and far between dominant champions are in the UFC, Johnson shared his thoughts on what it will take to see more fighters in the image of Fedor Emelianenko and Anderson Silva.

“Everybody has figured out the recipe. At the beginning, nobody really knew what worked.